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Suffragan diocese Alcaraces, Colima, Mexico

Diocese of Colima

Colimen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Colima is a Latin Church diocese in Colima, Mexico, erected on December 11, 1881, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Its patroness is Our Lady of Guadalupe.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in Alcaraces, Mexico.

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Established
1881
Catholics
591,262
Priests
128
Territory
11,393 km²

Parishes and churches

71 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Gerardo Díaz Vázquez
Born
25 May 1966
Birthplace
La Angostura

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The cathedral

Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe stands in Alcaraces, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Founded on 11 December 1881, the Diocese of Colima (Latin: Dioecesis Colimensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. On Monday, November 11, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, until then Bishop of the Diocese of Orizaba (seated in Orizaba, Mexico), to lead Colima. He succeeded Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, who had offered his resignation upon reaching the customary age of 75.